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Good luck with your parrels! It looks like you are off to a good start or at least have a good plan. They were tricky enough for me and with those sails taking up valuable work room.... that will be a challenge. It will be worth the effort in the end and I'm sure like the other details you have done, they will look great! -
Cedric, It will be soon! I did not have it on yet when I took these pictures. As of typing this I have one side in place and should have the other done by tonight if my day goes as planned. I've been working wale to wale and even though there is only 1 strake between these two wales I left it off to be a separate step just to give myself an "easy" step in the middle of this beast.
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Vic, they are one of our sponsors on the front page. I've ordered from them a few times now and their quality is excellent. I don't really know how they compare price wise to others and shipping overseas will raise the price but I believe he is reasonable. I typically buy large amounts so it's always expensive when I order! I have started to expirament with some paint. Right now I'm down to these two. The blue on the right is Ultramarine Blue and the blue on the left is French Blue. These are both straight out of the bottle so I can lighten or darken if I want or need to. Personally I am thinking of sticking with the ultramarine as I feel it will make the best background for the decorations to "pop" off of. In other news, I have finished the latest band of planking so now both sides are even again. Starting on the next band down which is a short one to the lowest wale. This is allowing me to move a bit faster so hopefully this band won't take as long.
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Thanks for that Marc. If you can do that at 1:100 then I should be fine. Now it's just a matter of deciding on method and materials. I see a trip to the hobby store in the near future! I know I've told several people on here about this but I don't remember if you are one of them. If you have a smart phone Woodland Scenics has a great app for figuring scale. Its Model Scaler and I have used it a lot for converting back and forth between scales. Since it is made by a supplier for model train scenery the programmed scales are set for the common railroading scales however it has an option to enter in any custom scale you want. You can then go back and forth between that scale and 1:1 in any numerical units you want. For example in 1:77 scale that I am currently using, 100 actual Feet is equal to 395.844mm in scale or 50mm in on my model is the equivalent of 3.85m in actual size. Another example would be these through bolts. Lets say the heads are 4 inches diameter, for my scale my bolt head would only be 1.3mm. Some days you have to love technology, others, well not so much.
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Marc your skids are a nice addition to the ship. they also gave me some guidance for how my own steps were going to look. My plan drawings show switch back style ladder going up under a gun port then shifting over to the next empty space between ports. This has always bothered me in both design and function on such a large ship that would be entertaining dignitaries. The skids provide that handhold that is otherwise lacking to assist those VIPs who may not be used to scaling a ship this large. By the way, what scale is this model in? I love the look of the bolts on the wales and have been debating if I want to tackle them myself when the planking is done. Curious what scale you are working in to judge if my own 1:77 would look good with them or if they would be oversized like what happens with most tree nails.
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Water looks good! I would suggest making sure it is covered though when you go to work on the ship and just in general. Something tells me that paint and/or glue dripping on it and the natural accumulation of dust will be a pain to clean off that textured surface.
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Welcome to MSW! You do have some great looking models already so thank you for sharing those with us.
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Welcome to MSW Shawn! Great to have you with us. I too wish I would have found this site sooner than I did as I completely built my first wooden ship before discovering this great place. As you said take it as a learning experience which I did and combined with the knowledge and inspiration I got here, ship number two was 1000 times better. Just remember that we are all learning and growing as modelers. Even the most experienced among us still learns new tricks. Nothing to be ashamed of when you have to redo things, it all goes into the experience. I wish you the best of luck on your build and look forward to seeing pictures of it!
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Ship's boat looks great and those waves are excellent. Nice job with them. You will have yourself a nice scene when you are all done.
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Very nice Ken. Regardless of if your crew appreciates the railings or not, they are another excellent detail that adds a little something more. Well done!
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Got the current band wrapped around the bow. Now I get to start back over on the other side.
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Thanks Michael for the compliment! The wood however was not from the kit. The walnut and Mahogany I am using for the second planking came from Crown Timberyard as I wanted the same wood that I used on La Couronne. I really liked the quality and finish it made on her and hope to do the same or even better on this one. That being said, the wood that was in the kit was not the worst that I have seen and I will be using a lot of it for various other areas and items on the build. Plus the kit wanted me to plank the entire hull in walnut and while I like walnut, I prefer it for accents and not the main planking.
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SOLEIL ROYAL 1669 by michel saunier
EJ_L replied to michel saunier's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Michel, I just read through your build and I am deeply amazed at the work you are doing! Just incredible! I will be following along closely as you are an inspiration to me for my own work. -
Another small "bite" has been taken out of this elephant. (Thanks Popeye for that analogy. Rather fitting in this build) rest of the stem and knees are covered and I've started the next band of planks. These will cover the space around the lower gun deck ports down to the first of the larger wales. Piece by piece she is growing more by the day!
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Moving along quite nicely. Planking is looking good. Smooth and even. AS you go lower be sure to take your time and measure and lay out your pattern before laying the planks. The bow and stern will start to narrow and you will have to taper the planks to accommodate both the narrowing space and the curves of the hull to avoid using drop planks and/or stealers. It's always best if you can draw it out with pencil first so adjustments can be made before you lay down wood. Saves a lot of money and frustration. Keep up the good work!
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Small Update, stem and knees have been covered on one side. Now to rotate her around and repeat. Few more hours marked down, few more boards cut up and a lot more sanding dust over everything and S.R. has a little more color. Starting to really respect the size of this ship when I can sit here for hours and feel like I've laid a mile of planks only to see that I have gone a few inches across her hull. Fortunately I enjoy it and will be back tomorrow to go some more!
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Thanks Marc and welcome! Be sure to let us know when your build starts as I know I would like to follow along and I'm sure others will want to also.
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I like the straight route myself, mostly as it will make displaying it easier as the angled look tends to take up more space. I think the angle would look better if the display board was big enough to fully surround the ship in both length and width.
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I was thinking something like that for the gilded pieces. Might look better than just gold paint. More things to test out and see!
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Welcome to MSW! If you have not done so already set up a build log so we can follow along and help out when needed. Cutting down the hull to a waterline display does eliminate some of the trickier curves to plank over and from the sounds of the intended use of the model, may make gaming easier as well. I wish you the best of luck on your build and I look forward to seeing your work!
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Welcome to MSW Brian! While I cannot help you on the color problems, I can say that I would love to see some of your work. Best of luck on your current and future builds!
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I agree with you on Doris' talent and incredible Royal Caroline build. Every time I look at it I am in awe of the work she put into it. I have seen some of her videos on her sculptures and will be watching them even more as the time to start gets closer or I need a break from planking... I know I keep saying "carving" but I have seen some great work in clay that may be the medium I use especially on the decorations that require a lot of repetition. Plenty of options out there to choose from so we shall see what I decide upon. More than likely S.R. will have an assortment of materials by the time she is done.
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Looking good Don! I'm loving all your details and extras you have put into her.
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Thank you Don and Tom for the nice words and to all who are following along and hit the like button. Tom, to answer the question simply, no I am not planning on using the cast port decorations on the upper row. I originally did have the ports oversized to accept them as you are right in that they need to be opened up more on the top in order to fit. I'm not overly fond of the way they look however as the details seem blurred and not as crisp as I would like. Plus I don't like how the sills and stops are also gilded on the cast pieces. My thinking right now with those is that my own skills can make something on par with those but I'm hoping I might be able to turn out something better still. I may regret that decision later but that is the plan as of today. Truthfully, making my own carvings and/or molds for decorations has always been a goal of mine. I've always used the kit's cast pieces and while there really is nothing wrong with doing that and they make a great looking model, it is more of a personal point of pride to be able to say that I made all the decorations. I know full well that I am a beginner with carving at best so they may not come out that good or I may be making decorations for this ship for the next 40 years but I want to try. In the end I may find out that I just need to use what is in the kit and that will be good enough. Time will tell so stay tuned! On to today's update, starboard planking has caught up to port side planking. Now I have to do some more work on the stem post and knees before continuing with the hull planking. I've started to fit the curved edge pieces in place and will soon start on the sides. At this time I will go ahead and take the veneer all the way down to the keel so the stem will be complete. Once done with that work I will mark off the next run which will take me down below the lower gun deck to the first of the wider wales.
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